JMortensen Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Jimzdat was nice enough to put these up on his server. I've been sitting on these for a LONG time. Thanks again to Jim for doing this so I can share this stuff!!! And thanks to Drax for getting my @ss motivated. This video was taken 4 years ago when I had just installed my Mikunis. My brother in law and my wife and I all drove the Z that day. I was at the end of a run group and didn't get a chance to drop my rear tire pressure between runs. Having the rears about 3 psi too high made for a fun ride! There are 2 autox runs, the first one shown from inside the car and outside. The run with my bro in law was made right after he had driven his last run. The video with music has some swearing in it, so if you've got kids get the other one and listen to the Mikunis singing all by themselves. Here's the URL: http://hybridz.jimzdat.com/zpics.htm Here are direct links to the vids: http://hybridz.jimzdat.com/pics/jmortensenwithmusic.wmv http://hybridz.jimzdat.com/pics/jmortensenautocross.wmv Enjoy!!! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Bitchin' stuff man!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 12, 2004 Author Share Posted February 12, 2004 Thanks! I feel like a kid on show and tell day. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage-TechZ Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Nice drivin' Jon,and skinny tires as well ! That was a great course to watch you run. I can't wait till spring,now see what you've done! ...................Vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Ain't nothin' better than the sweet sound of that six Thats some nice driving Jon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 wow very nice driving.... badass looking car too.. love the color. and man thats one sweet sounding engine.. A+ mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synlubes Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 SWEET! Gotta love the sound of those carbs and the Dr. sideways stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotfitz Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 I just LOVE IT! I'm So looking forward to this. You are an inspiration! Now, if I only had $6K to finish my project, I could only hope to be as kwick! Thanks for the inspiration! BTW, I almost replied to the wrong thread. Got to love the Wrench thumbs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 12, 2004 Author Share Posted February 12, 2004 Thanks all. I lost all my old pics of the Z (formatted my hard drive and thought they were all backed up), so these videos are the only record I have of it, aside from receipts. It's nice to be able to share what it can do, but it has gotten quite a bit faster than 4 years ago. Higher compression motor from 8.5 to 11 with a lot more headwork, 1.5 degrees more neg camber in front and 1 in rear, more caster, carb tuning, rebuilt distributor, better clutch, etc. I am trying to start the next phase of the car, with the adjustable rear toe that Jeromio, Terry, and I came up with, brakes, tranny rebuild, exhaust mods, new tie rod setup, better camber curve, hopefully better rear gears and a severe diet. Oh and maybe some flares. Hopefully when I can get all that done I can make another vid... My wish list is long and my check book is empty. But my business is growing and my wife will be done with school in a year. We'll see how it all turns out. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Cool videos! Thanks for sharing them Your driving looks great and so does the car, especially from the track. The film footage was very well done Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gramercyjam Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Thanks for sharing the video. You might try standing on it to straighten it out when the tail starts coming around like that, or maybe not. It works on my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gramercyjam Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 I mean the gas. (Edit button seems to have disappeared) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 13, 2004 Author Share Posted February 13, 2004 Apparently you didn't hear the engine revving! I floored it asap, but the Mikunis pump nozzles that were way too small at that time, so it didn't do much for a second or two. The extra pressure in the rears really made the tail happy aspect worse, the car normally doesn't act like that. It makes for good video though!!! I'd like to see what your car can do. I would venture a guess to say that you are probably a bit faster than me, I still had a full interior, insert several other excuses here... Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 13, 2004 Author Share Posted February 13, 2004 Also, if you pause the vid right after I catch the slide you can see my 2 black streaks from flooring it during the slide. 8) Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gramercyjam Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Ah ha. That was the delay. I'm at work, so I had the volume turned down pretty low. Maybe well meet up someday. My motor still need lots of work so it isn't as fast as it could be either! For the forseeable future, I am working on the chassis, not go fast stuff. Mostly media blasting with Black Diamonds (this stuff is great), welding, priming so it doesn't look like, and drive like such a beater. I don't really want to be part of the Jackstand Racing team, so it's going slow as I am just doing small areas at a time. At under !900 lbs, the weight advantage is significant, but my car is getting heavier now because of added steel to stiffen things up so until I'm done with that, I won't know which motor the car will end up with (depends on weight). So thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Also there is a good chance my job will move far away later this year, so I am starting to think about what goes with me and what doesn't (if I move with it) so I'd like to have a good idea of what motor I will be using by then, as I have all three motors in my shop and don't think I want to take them all with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RCNSC Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Awesome vids and car! That looks fun. I always thought you cam across as kinda know-it-allish but your driving shows maybe you know a thing or two! 8) Awesome exhaust note and damn your Z looks quick. Whats the middle gauge in the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted July 11, 2004 Author Share Posted July 11, 2004 I try not to come across too strong, but if I have an opinion it's because I've thought about it, and I'll defend my opinions... I do try really hard to admit when I'm wrong though to try and balance it out a little. The gauges are Autometer speedo, tach, water temp, oil pressure, stock amp/fuel. Thanks for the compliments on the car. Hoping it will be quite a bit faster soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drftn280zxt Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 very nice run, and impressive driving. You would probably be pretty good at drifting watching how well you handled that slide. Nice stiff suspension, I saw very minimal body roll. What RPM were you running during most? (if you remember). I love the sound of your engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted July 11, 2004 Author Share Posted July 11, 2004 RPMs was one of my biggest problems. I don't know that I broke 5500 rpms on either run. Coming out of some of the slow turns it had to be right around 2000. New 4:11 diff will fix that. It still has too much roll. Working on some bigger sway bars to help that. I got the speed bug. I can't get into the drifting thing. It just doesn't feel right. Kinda like when I was a kid: I used to go to the local bike jumps and jump as HIGH as I could. Then I started racing, and the first thing they tell you is that the less air you get the faster you go and your first lesson is how to suck up the jumps without getting much air. After the racing I couldn't catch big air anymore. I had trained myself not to. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanium Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 Looks frikken sweet, I had no interest in autox untill I watched that....now I just need to wait till that the Hybrid gets shipped here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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